Extreme tips

A national park is meant to be an oasis — a reprieve from the traffic and crowds of urban life. Unfortunately, though, many people seek this same reprieve, meaning some national parks have become extremely crowded during peak seasons.

A humble city that prides itself on its quirks, Tucson doesn’t first appear to be a place of global gastronomic notoriety.

It was day one of my first solo trip, and I already had my legs elevated against the wall above me in Stockholm’s Story Hotel. My feet were in such excruciating pain, I couldn’t bear the thought of standing.

When is the eclipse? Everyone is talking about Monday, April 8, when a total solar eclipse will see the moon’s central shadow create a 115-mile wide path of totality across parts of Mexico, the U.S. and Canada.

United Airlines wants to make sure the days of fussing over overhead bin space (or involuntarily gate-checking bags) are long gone. 

Nothing says summer quite like a cold adult beverage on a breezy rooftop—and the capital of Nova Scotia does rooftop drinking and dining extremely well. It helps that Downtown Halifax is nestled along the Halifax Harbour; the city gets a decent sea breeze come summertime that is best experienced on an open-air patio that overlooks the city and sea.

Current members Christina Foerster, Harry Hohmeister, Detlef Kayser to leave on June 30, 2024, Remco Steenbergen to leave on May 7, 2024. Grazia Vittadini and Dieter Vranckx newly appointed. Michael Niggemann to additionally serve as interim CFO.

Global fintech leader in automated VAT claim and return solutions, Way2VAT Ltd, announces it has received firm commitments from new and existing institutional, professional and sophisticated investors to raise approximately A$4.25 million (before costs), to be completed via the issue of approximately 193.2 million fully paid ordinary shares in the company at an issue price of A$0.022 per Placement Share

Filmmaker and director Tommy Joyce is no stranger to the extremes of nature. His work has taken him across the world to camp alone 6,700m up a mountain in Nepal, chart the frozen wilderness of the Antarctic Peninsula and negotiate the dust clouds and intense 49C heat of the Sahara Desert. These are testing places for people and equipment — whether he’s capturing someone at the peak of human endurance or a landscape in just the right sunlight, it’s work that comes with both challenges and rewards.

Kyoto is on the travel list of most first-time visitors to Japan for good reason. With its fleet of over 2000 temples, lush gardens and traditional tea houses, Kyoto is one of Japan’s major historical hubs – to say nothing of being easy on the eye (enjoy a sunset on the hill in Kiyomizu-dera to see what we mean).

One of our very best packing tips is to fill your closet (and suitcase) with reliable staples you can rewear again and again. Of course, those essentials will vary slightly by season. When building a winter travel capsule wardrobe, timeless basics and layering pieces are key. Instead of panic-buying trendy outfits you'll wear once before every vacation, focus on adding a few high-quality pieces to your wardrobe that pair effortlessly with your existing favorites and will last for years to come.

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Don’t worry,” says our guide Charlotta, flashing her rifle. “I’m really quick if I need to be.” My 12-year-old daughter glances around the Arctic wilderness anxiously. As much as she loved Philip Pullman’s armoured bears, one of the reasons she longed to visit, our proximity to the real thing is starting to dawn on her.

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled or delayed due to extreme winter weather throughout the midwest and northeast.  A check of FlightAware's Misery Map shows that the storm system has already caused over 800 delays. The most affected airports were Chicago O'Hare, Dallas-Ft. Worth, and Denver. Chicago’s O’Hare airport has canceled over 800 flights have, due to the ongoing winter storm. 

Predicting the future hasn’t always been synonymous with tarot cards and crystal balls. Centuries before astrology apps and dial-in psychics existed, people who wanted a glimpse into the future worked with what they had—food. 

Last year was officially the hottest year on record, surpassing the previous record by a scorching margin.

The United Kingdom was rocked by storms and severe wind during the Christmas and New Year's holidays, causing a spree of flight cancellations and delays. But amid all of this chaos, spare a thought for the pilots left to grapple with the elements to safely land their flights.

The start of a new year is often the time people resolve to tackle bucketlist travel goals: rafting the Colorado River, scuba diving the Great Barrier Reef, exploring the poles. But how does an entry- to intermediate-level adventurer start preparing to make those big dreams a reality?

These long evenings at the year’s turn, when dusk seems to fall just after lunch, take me back to the extreme polar night I spent on a small, rocky island off the west coast of Greenland a few winters ago. The inhabitants of the Upernavik archipelago have no sight of the sun from late November to January. When I received the email inviting me to work in the artist’s “refuge” at the island museum – described as the most northerly in the world – I was offered a choice of summer or winter. “Contrary to the summertime,” wrote the museum director, “the darkness of the winter to many southerners seems like a terrible and nasty time lying in wait. But when one gets accustomed to the darkness it allows an interlude for thought that one usually lacks.”

Ever had a hard time deciding where to go on vacation? Now, you don’t need to worry. A new breed of travel companies is revolutionizing vacation planning with secret trips. The concept: They do all the planning and booking for you, and add an element of excitement by keeping the destination a secret until the last minute.

What are the safest places to visit in 2024? A new report from International SOS—a medical and travel security risk services company—offers invaluable insights for travelers.